You also travelled to Pakistan to talk to musicians associated with him. We came across a sensational bit of news about Rafi’s death, but we did not want to capitalise on it. The scripting was done after the shooting was completed. More than the stories of his songs and his career as the greatest singer in the country, it was the humane stories we heard about how he helped people in times of crisis that shaped our film. His friends and relatives were forthcoming.ĭid you discover anything new about Rafi while filming? I think god assigned us to do this project.
We made no compromise on the quality even when people gave us a tough time. When I was shooting the documentary, a lot of people wanted money in return for interviews, and we had to use our contacts to bypass the demand. How did you manage to line so many people to share their stories about Rafi? It was a song that reflected my youth and brought back memories of my time as a young man trying to charm the ladies. ' Khoya Khoya Chand', whose rights I could not unfortunately get for my film. There must have been a favourite Rafi song that inspired you to venture into direction. There was no interference in each other’s work. We had clear outlines that whatever we filmed would be a part of my documentary and whatever she wrote would be a part of her book. She had to meet a lot of people to interview for the book. I suggested to her that we should work together on the project. Sujata Dev wanted to write a book on Mohammed Rafi. When did you get the idea of making a documentary on Mohammed Rafi?
In an interview with Scroll.in, Acharya said that making the film was a lifelong dream and could have been done only once, like Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay (1975). All of them testify to Rafi’s integrity, generosity with time and money, and act of charity towards the needy. Produced and co-directed by Rajni Acharya, the film includes reminiscences from members of Rafi’s family, including his daughters Yasmeen, Parveen and Nasreen, as well as from the actors Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Jeetendra and Shammi, Rishi and Randhir Kapoor. The documentary Dastaan-e-Rafi took five years to make, so it is not surprising that the 120-minute film tells the story of the playback singer Mohammed Rafi through over 60 interviews and more than 60 hit songs.
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